Word · Frequency #9918
levee
正式接见；早朝
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
此处指正式接见；作“防洪堤”讲时是另一词义。
- 1.
An elevated ridge of deposited sediment on the banks of a river, formed by the river's overflow at times of high discharge.
河岸上由河流高水位时泛滥沉积形成的隆起泥沙带。
- 2.
A reception of visitors held after getting up.
起床后接待访客的仪式。
- 3.
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
正式接待会
- 4.
An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the Mississippi.
防洪堤；如密西西比河沿岸的堤防。
- 5.
A formal reception, especially one given by royalty or other leaders.
正式接见,尤指王室或领导人举行的接见会。
- 6.
a pier that provides a landing place on a river
河边码头
- 7.
an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing
防止河水泛滥的堤坝
河岸上由河流高水位时泛滥沉积形成的隆起泥沙带。；起床后接待访客的仪式。；正式接待会；防洪堤；如密西西比河沿岸的堤防。；正式接见,尤指王室或领导人举行的接见会。
In use
The ambassador attended the king's levee this morning.
At the levee, guests were presented to the queen one by one.
The palace held a levee to welcome the visiting diplomats.
hold a levee for [someone]
此处 levee 是名词，指正式接见（旧时也指君王早晨会见臣属的仪式）。
The queen held a levee for the visiting ambassadors.
女王为到访的大使们举行了一次正式接见。
the levee + hold/break
levee 作“堤岸”解时，常用作 hold 或 break 的主语，表示堤坝“挺住”或“溃决”。
The levee held, so the town was safe.
大堤挺住了，所以小镇安然无恙。
levee + something
levee 作动词时是及物动词，意为“为…筑堤”，过去式为 leveed，现在分词为 leveeing。
Connections
Collocations
- royal levee
- 御前早朝
- The ambassador attended a royal levee at the palace.大使在王宫出席了一次御前早朝。
- hold a levee
- 举行早朝接见
- The queen held a levee every morning for her courtiers.女王每天早晨为朝臣举行早朝接见。
- attend a levee
- 出席早朝接见
- Foreign diplomats were required to attend the levee.外交官们必须出席早朝接见。
- morning levee
- 晨间接见
- The minister arrived at the palace for the morning levee.大臣抵达王宫参加晨间接见。
Pop culture & quotes
- When the levee breaks, I'll have no place to stay.
- 当堤坝决口时，我将无处容身。Led Zeppelin made the blues song 'When the Levee Breaks' famous, and the narrator fears losing his home if the levee breaks.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：levee 形似 level，河堤顶部像 level 一样平；早朝时百官列队也像一条堤坝。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：royal court、formal reception 该义项指君主或王室在早晨举行的正式接见仪式，通常用于历史叙述或非常正式的场合，现代英语中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
levy /ˈlɛvi/ 与 levee 读音完全相同；heavy /ˈhɛvi/、bevy /ˈbɛvi/ 与 levee 押韵。注意 coffee /ˈkɒfi/ 和 committee /kəˈmɪti/ 虽然也以 -ee 结尾，但重读元音不同，读起来并不与 levee 押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.